DC Comics Reboot

[Truth Seeker]

Yupe...Not a REBOOT--But a New DC universe

DC Outlines Incentives, Variants, Returnability

In a letter to retailers (provided to ICv2 by a recipient) DC’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Bob Wayne offered additional information about the publisher’s daring plan to blow up and then reconstitute its superhero universe. “This is the launch of a new DCU,” said Wayne, “It is not a reboot.” Wayne also revealed that DC is preparing a “short introductory video starring our creators and our content,” and will hold meetings for retailers in New York, Dallas, Baltimore, Chicago, and Los Angeles (interested parties should contact DC for invitations).

And---DC Announces 10 New #1 Creative Teams

 

[GMforPowergamers]

ok, as of today these are the Official Title's:

1) Justice League #1:
2) Superman #1
3) Wonder Woman #1
4) Batman #1
5) The Flash #1
6) Green Lantern #1
7) Aquaman #1
8) The Savage Hawkman #1
9) Fury of Firestorm #1
10) Green Arrow #1
11) Teen Titans #1
12) Birds of Prey #1
13) Justice league International #1
14) Legion Lost #1
15) Mr. Terrific #1
16) Captain Atom #1
17) DC Universe Presents #1
18) Batwoman #1
19) Justice Society of America #1
20) Green Lantern Corps #1
21) Green lantern: New Guardians #1
22) Red Lanterns #1

the only one in this list that's 80% accurate is JSA beacause that's from another non-journalist site that is just throwing out titles names...

now the following are RUMORED books:
23) My Greatest Adventures #1
24) Grifter #1 (yes they are rumored to be bringing in Wildstorm books)
25) Batgirl #1
26) Nightwing #1
27) Omac #1

 

[GMforPowergamers]

4.) House of M. This is just a short term sales gimmick and we plan to make it go away in a year?

I swear, if it's #4, I'm never buying anything from them again.

well my local shop told me today they are currently working with the theory that this is DC's hero's reborn...

he told me that he asked and was told 'don;t throw out your old pull list' by a rep at DC... so take that for what you will

 

[Villano]

well my local shop told me today they are currently working with the theory that this is DC's hero's reborn...

he told me that he asked and was told 'don;t throw out your old pull list' by a rep at DC... so take that for what you will

So the usual gang of idiots are simply doing the same thing they've been doing for the past few years (i.e., a big event which further screws up continuity)?

If this is true, I really hope this whole thing fails miserably and we finally get rid of DiDio.

 

[TarionzCousin]

I thought Professor X was a Marvel character!!!

But seriously, who is this guy? Is he a bald mentalist? I recognize the Chrysler Building, so he's in New York.

/don't know DC very well

 

[GMforPowergamers]

I thought Professor X was a Marvel character!!!

But seriously, who is this guy? Is he a bald mentalist? I recognize the Chrysler Building, so he's in New York.

/don't know DC very well

That would be air force piolt Captian Nathanal Adam, aka Captian Atom. He was a test subject for the airforce when they cut the hull of a living alien ship and covered him in it then put him at ground 0 of a nuke test...

the armor bonded to him, he absorbed the energy (depending on who is writing he may have always been a low level meta and not known or the test gave it all to him) time jump a few years and come out a new meta...

He is strong, invunrable, can control and channel energy (and change matter when the writers remember) mostly radiation, but all energy for the most part... and if he absorbes too much he jumps through time...

Take 1 part firestorm and 1 part superman then give him captian america like origin and you have the basics...

oh and he is the insperation for Dr Manhatten in Watchman...

 

[Pinotage]

ok, as of today these are the Official Title's:

Is this list supposed to replace <i>all</i> other titles? In other words, anything that doesn't make it onto the list is cancelled? So Batman and Robin, Batman - Streets of Gotham, Adventure Comics, Action Comics and those are done now? Or is this list just the main titles and all the others are set to continue.

I'm not liking what I'm seeing...

Pinotage

 

[Sombalance]

Why not ask Superman how he feels about it.

Gutters - Issue #145 by Scott Cohn

 

[Villano]

Is this list supposed to replace <i>all</i> other titles? In other words, anything that doesn't make it onto the list is cancelled? So Batman and Robin, Batman - Streets of Gotham, Adventure Comics, Action Comics and those are done now? Or is this list just the main titles and all the others are set to continue.

I'm not liking what I'm seeing...

Pinotage

Every single current title is apparently ending and being replaced by the first issues of 52 new comics. I think Adventure is confirmed as returning (I think this is the one that will star Deadman) and Action Comics is probably a safe bet. Batman & Robin might make it, but Streets of Gotham is most likely gone.

The big question is, of course, if this is a reboot or if the current comics as they are will continue at some point.

 

[megamania]

A few years ago DC was rumored to do a "Ultimates" version of their universe. The closest that became was All-Star which was very limited in scope. Now they are doing it this way.

I don't buy comics like I used too (4 dollars apiece now!) but I hope they do well with it.

When Marvel did a similiar thing but kept it seperate (Ultimate series) it was very good. Maybe the same will happen here.